THE STATE vs. AGYEMAN, ASEM AND BOAMONO [1962]DLSC10981

Date	1962-07-20
Suit No.	[1962] 2 GLR 67
Citation No.	[1962]DLSC10981

KORSAH C.J.

SARKODEE-ADOO JSC

CRABBE JSC

O. AMANKWATIA FOR THE FIRST APPELLANT.

N. Y. B. ADADE FOR THE SECOND AND THIRD APPELLANTS.

K. DUA-SAKYI D.P.P. FOR THE RESPONDENT (THE STATE).

[1962]DLSC10981
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE STATE<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AGYEMAN, ASEM AND BOAMONO<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

[1962] 2 GLR 67 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE:20TH JULY,
1962<o:p></o:p>

</div><h2 style="margin-left:0cm">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></h2>O. AMANKWATIA FOR THE FIRST APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p>N. Y. B. ADADE
FOR THE SECOND AND THIRD APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

K. DUA-SAKYI, D.P.P. FOR THE RESPONDENT
(THE STATE).<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

KORSAH
C.J., SARKODEE-ADOO JSC, CRABBE JSC<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;<h2 style="margin-top:.05pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:
0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt">JUDGMENT OF CRABBE, J.S.C.<o:p></o:p></h2>Crabbe, J.S.C. delivered
the judgment of the court. The three appellants together with another who has not appealed were convicted by Apaloo,
J. at the Kumasi Criminal Session on the 16th August, 1961, and were
sentenced to various terms of
imprisonment.<o:p></o:p>The charges
upon which the appellants were tried were as
follows:<o:p></o:p><h3 style="margin-top:6.55pt;margin-right:322.5pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:
5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:151%">FIRST COUNT STATEMENT
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p></h3>CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD BY FALSE PRETENCES<o:p></o:p>Contrary
to section 23 (1) and 131 of the Criminal Code, 1960 PARTICULARS OF
OFFENCE<o:p></o:p><h3>KWADJO AGYEMAN,
KWASI BASARE, YAW ASEM, KWADJO BOAMONO, NURU-DEAN<o:p></o:p></h3>KOFI
DISU, and JOSEPH PAUL ARHIN, between January, 1960 and the 11th May, 1960, at
Bekwai in the Ashanti Region did
with other persons unknown agree together with a common purpose for committing a crime, namely, defrauding
by false pretences.<o:p></o:p><h3 style="margin-top:6.15pt;margin-right:322.5pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:
5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:151%">THIRD COUNT STATEMENT
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p></h3>ABETMENT OF FRAUD BY FALSE PRETENCES<o:p></o:p>Section
20 (1) and 131 of the Criminal Code, 1960 PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>KWADJO
AGYEMAN, on the 11th May, 1960 at Bekwai in the Ashanti Region did purposely promote
the commission of a crime,
namely, fraud by false pretences, by one KWASI
BASARE.<o:p></o:p><h3 style="margin-top:6.05pt;margin-right:322.5pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:
5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;l</main>